Prasanna Kumar Motupalli has been appointed as Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of the state-run NLC India Ltd (NLCIL), a Personnel Ministry order said.
NLC India Limited is a central public sector undertaking under the administrative control of the Ministry of Coal.
NLC India Ltd, Founded: 1956; Headquarters: Chennai.
Noted economist and popular historian Sanjeev Sanyal is set to release his latest book, "Revolutionaries: The Other Story of How India Won Its Freedom,"
Sanyal, has authored best-selling books including "Land of the Seven Rivers," "The Ocean of Churn," "India in the Age of Ideas," and "The Indian Renaissance."
Sanjeev Sanyal is currently part of the Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council.
The six entities are -- Bahwan Cybertek, Crediwatch Information Analytics, enStage Software (Wibmo), HSBC in collaboration with Wibmo, napID Cybersec and Trusting Social.
The regulatory sandbox allows the regulator, innovators, financial service providers and customers to conduct field tests to collect evidence on the benefits and risks of new financial products.
The selected entities would commence testing their products in February.
The Centre has approved the continuation of schemes of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) with an outlay of Rs 12,882 crore for the balance period of the 15th Finance Commission (2022-23 to 2025-26).
According to an official statement, the actual expenditure in the last four years under the DoNER schemes was Rs 7,534.46 crore.
Union Minister of DoNER, Tourism & Culture, Shri G. Kishan Reddy.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Microsoft signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to fuel the growth of space-tech startups in India. The MoU seeks to empower space tech startups across the country with technology tools and platforms, go-to-market support and mentoring to help them scale and become enterprise ready.
Shri S Somanath, Chairman, ISRO.
Anant Maheshwari, President, Microsoft India.
A 5-member delegation led by Ms. Jenista Joakim Mhagama, Minister of State in the President’s Office for Public Service Management & Good Governance of the United Republic of Tanzania called on Union Minister of State (I/C) Science & Technology; Minister of State (I/C) Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy & Space Dr Jitendra Singh.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh dedicated to the nation 28 infrastructure projects of Border Roads Organisation (BRO), worth ₹724 crore, at Siyom Bridge on Along-Yinkiong Road in Arunachal Pradesh.
The projects comprise 22 bridges, including Siyom bridge, three roads and three other projects in seven border states/union territories of northern & northeastern regions.
India has taken over the leadership of the Asia Pacific Postal Union (APPU) in January 2023. Dr. Vinaya Prakash Singh will take over the charge of Secretary General of the Union for a tenure of 4 years.
This is the result of the elections during the 13th APPU Congress held in August-September 2022.
The World Day of War Orphans is observed on January 6 every year with an aim to raise awareness about children orphaned in wars, spread information about their plight and emphasise the psychological, social, and physical obstacles that children experience as they grow up. The World Day of War Orphans was founded by the French organisation SOS Enfants en Detresses.
The first-of-its-kind inclusive festival in India, 'Purple Fest: Celebrating Diversity' is set to begin in Goa on 5th January. The festival aims to showcase how we can come together to create a welcoming and inclusive world for everyone. It will feature a variety of exciting live performances, sporting events etc.
Chennai is India's best city for women’s employment and it is followed by Pune, Bengaluru, Hyderabad and Mumbai, said a report by Avtar, a firm specialising in workplace inclusion. The report ranks 111 cities on parameters nurturing a conducive ecosystem for women’s employment. Ahmedabad, Visakhapatnam, Kolkata, Coimbatore and Madurai form the rest of the Top 10 cities.
These cities have a population of more than one million
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has issued a debt broker license to Bengaluru-based fintech firm GoldenPi Technologies. With the development, GoldenPi became the first online bond platform provider to receive a debt brokerage license from Sebi. Incorporated in 2017, the Zerodha-backed company currently offers more than 100+ bonds and debentures for daily listing.
The Reserve Bank of India gave its approval to SBI Funds Management Ltd to acquire up to 9.99% stake in Equitas Small Finance Bank through the schemes of SBI Mutual Fund. Franklin Templeton Mutual Fund and DSP Mutual Fund have also received RBI's approval to buy 9.99% stake each in the bank.
As on September 30, 2022, SBI Large & Midcap Fund held 3.09 per cent stake in Equitas SFB
The Asian Development Bank and the Government of India signed a $300 million loan to upgrade over 300 kilometres of state highways and major district roads in Assam. The roads to be upgraded under the project, including six road sections in the state’s western, central and southern regions, are connected to SASEC corridors linking India with Bhutan and Bangladesh.
Odisha won the UN-Habitat's World Habitat Awards 2023 for Jaga Mission, a 5T initiative of the state. Jaga mission is the land titling and slum upgrading program that aims at empowering the lives of slum dwellers. Earlier in 2019, Odisha's Jaga mission had received World Habitat Awards for its success in providing land tenure security to the slum dwellers.
Parliamentarian and author, Shashi Tharoor’s latest book Ambedkar: A Life was launched at the Kitaab Kolkata event organized by Prabha Khaitan Foundation. Tharoor lucidly provides a panoramic view of Ambedkar's illustrious life while sharing deep insights and anecdotal references. Tharoor touched upon Ambedkar's strong political stances and decisions that shaped his career.